At the End of the Beginning

I missed my own moonlighting deadline and so it is, I present a last minute note, here on the last day of the first month, or how my son says: at "the end of the beginning".  

The busy days and rainy afternoons have created this interruption, but they have also  provided the inspiration.  When I look outside and notice all the soaked garden ornaments I admire the changes but also their surprising weather resilience. 

Some are more incredible than others.  There is a simple cardboard sign placed by the bicycle parking.   We made it from a cardboard box and a re-purposed cabinet frame.  It only has a thin coat of varnish, but it has survived extreme heat, humidity, and heavy showers for the past three years.  

I wish I had pictures of how we made this project out of found objects, but here is a review on the elephant.  I wish you become inspired to revisit the weathered bits and pieces around your surroundings.  Since I am stuck in wishing mode, and if you followed the link about my son, then you know, I have to get back to the gathering and continue to wish him a Happy Birthday, or Happy End of the Beginning.